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Harold J. Laski: “It means, ultimately, that the worker must labour on the employer’s terms lest the public be inconvenienced.”

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It means, ultimately, that the worker must labour on the employer’s terms lest the public be inconvenienced.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts that workers must accept unfavorable conditions to avoid inconveniencing the public.

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